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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine effective, safe: FDA analysis

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Johnson & Johnson's single-dose coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing moderate and severe cases of COVID-19, according to an analysis of the trial data published by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.

The company's single dose vaccine is 66 percent effective, well within the agency's standards. The vaccine is also safe to use, according to the analysis.

More specifically, the vaccine is more than 85 percent effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19 and completely prevents hospitalizations and deaths.
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And the good news just keeps on coming.
 

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing moderate and severe cases of COVID-19, according to an analysis of the trial data published by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.

The company's single dose vaccine is 66 percent effective, well within the agency's standards. The vaccine is also safe to use, according to the analysis.

More specifically, the vaccine is more than 85 percent effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19 and completely prevents hospitalizations and deaths.
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And the good news just keeps on coming.

Why would we approve a third vaccine materially less effective than two vaccines already approved? Probably need to follow the money.
 
Why would we approve a third vaccine materially less effective than two vaccines already approved? Probably need to follow the money.

Maybe we could use more immunizations?
 
Maybe we could use more immunizations?

I care more about numbers and more about efficacy. If you are a high risk category how happy would you be with a vaccine 20-25% less likely to keep you from dying?
 
Why would we approve a third vaccine materially less effective than two vaccines already approved? Probably need to follow the money.
Maybe because it has a place. Not requiring extreme refrigeration and only being a single dose while 85% effective against severe disease can open up immunization to younger , mobile and more rural communities?
 
I care more about numbers and more about efficacy. If you are a high risk category how happy would you be with a vaccine 20-25% less likely to keep you from dying?
You’re misreading the results.

J&J is 66% effective at keeping you getting any Covid symptoms. Of those who got symptoms none died. None were hospitalized. So in everyone else it reduced Covid to nothing more than a cold. That as I understand it is how all vaccines actually work.
 
Maybe because it has a place. Not requiring extreme refrigeration and only being a single dose while 85% effective against severe disease can open up immunization to younger , mobile and more rural communities?

Actually lower than 75% effective versus over 90% for the first two. In addition, we are learning that the Pfizer vaccine may not have to be stored at extreme low temps.
 
I care more about numbers and more about efficacy. If you are a high risk category how happy would you be with a vaccine 20-25% less likely to keep you from dying?

You do not care more about numbers because if you did you would understand that the slight reduction in efficacy is compensated for thousands of times over by the 72% protection that will be given to millions.

BTW, Johnson and Johnson does not lessen the likelihood by 25% of you dying. It is 100% effective at keeping you from a COVID death. The same as Pfizer and Moderna. It is 22% less effective at keeping you completely symptom free.
 
You’re misreading the results.

J&J is 66% effective at keeping you getting any Covid symptoms. Of those who got symptoms none died. None were hospitalized. So in everyone else it reduced Covid to nothing more than a cold. That as I understand it is how all vaccines actually work.

72% effective here. Less so in other regions hence the 66% number.
 
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